Contribution of socioeconomic position to health inequalities of British children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-150

  Emerson, Eric ^a   Hatton, Chris ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDUCT DISORDER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33947623121     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2007)112[140:COSPTH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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